[center]That poem
By the Poetess: Leila Nassimi
تــلك القصــيدة
للشاعرة ليلى ناسيمي
That poem
This is its birth
Like visions descended
With an order from the cruel Sultan
Like a gunshot on a naked chest
Comes as a cyclone
Pregnant with a strong emotion
“fire”
And love
“fire”
And the fatherland
“Fire”
That poem
Was detained
Amidst the lines and on the walls
Ado behind the doors and the walls
Gigantic and tiny
Drawing on and withdrawing from hidden secrets
That poem
This is its eulogy
Like virgins’ suicide
Youth’s death
Was carrying in its intestine
Smell of gunpowder, cheap tobacco
Dreams of rebels
That poem
This is its echo
!O poetic heart
Get excited at the poem’s birth
Be what the word wants you to be
An affectionate lover unto death
.Wretched unto love[/center]
